Can a home balance game boost brain and body in MS?

NCT ID NCT07355387

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a home-based balance training program for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The program combines stepping games, strength, and thinking tasks. Researchers will compare it to a simple stretching routine in 75 adults with MS to see if it improves physical function, thinking, and daily activities.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Functional Balance Intervention (FBI) - a home-based multicomponent balance training program
What this could lead to: If it works, this could provide a simple, home-based exercise program to help people with MS improve their balance, walking, thinking, and daily life.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-phase feasibility study (75 people). The program may not show clear benefits, and results may not apply to everyone with MS. There is a risk of minor muscle soreness or dizziness.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chronic progressive multiple sclerosis Cognitive Dysfunction multiple sclerosis primary progressive multiple sclerosis relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) RELAPSING REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) SECONDARY PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ACUTE AND PROGRESSIVE

Contacts and locations

Locations

University of Illinois at Chicago
RECRUITING

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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